Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Maribelle Stewart

Full Name: Marian Isabel "Maribelle" Stewart
Other surnames: Hamblen, Mills, Reich
Birth date: December 1, 1912
Death date: April 8, 1991

Terms of Service

Senate, 50th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
4/23/1947 - 12/3/1948
Democrat

(1) Maribelle (Mrs. W. Lacy) Stewart, in special election 4/19/1947, sworn 4/23/1947, succeeded her husband, W. Lacy Stewart, died 3/22/1947. She resigned 12/3/1948, and was succeeded for unexpired term in special election 1/9/1949, by J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr., sworn 1/11/1949. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. Mrs. Lacy Stewart, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Portrait and biographical sketch, Marian Isabel (Maribelle) Hamblen Stewart (Mills Reich), pp 119-120. Second woman elected to Senate. Relatives: W. Lacy Stewart - husband, Maribelle Stewart - wife. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.
Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate 2019.